Showing 1–8 of 8 books

• List: Fabulous Films for Young Adults
• Genre: Nonfiction

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  America the Beautiful

  A documentary about teens in the modeling industry in a society where celebutantes like Paris Hilton dominate newsstands and models who weigh less than 90 pounds die from malnutrition, female body image is one of the more dire problems facing today's society. America the Beautiful illuminates the issue by covering every base. Child models, plastic surgery, celebrity worship, airbrushed advertising, dangerous cosmetics - no rock is left unturned.

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2010
  • ISBN: 9780803020818
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  American Teen

  A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2010
  • ISBN: 9781415741269
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  The Boys of Baraka

  Follows a group of 12-year-old boys from the most violent ghettos of Baltimore to the Baraka School, an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow.

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
  • ISBN: 9780978014124
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  Devil's Playground

  Looks at the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of Rumspringa (literally, 'Running around'), which is a period in a teenager's life, usually between the ages of 16 and 21 years old

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
  • ISBN: 9780794202880
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  Dogtown and Z-Boys

  Documentary about a gang of kids who virtually revolutionized skateboarding with an aggressive style, awe-inspiring moves and street smarts, and in the process, transformed youth culture forever.

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
  • ISBN: 9781404977655
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  The Heart of the Game

  This passionate and inspirational documentary goes up close and personal to capture the Roosevelt Roughriders girls' basketball team during six turbulent seasons, taking us far beyond the court to the unbridled desire to make histor

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
  • ISBN: 9780788868542
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  Odd Ones Out

  This film follows three transgendered teens over four years as they contemplate what to do with their lives.

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2010
  • ISBN: 9780781512886
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  Persepolis

  In 1970s Iran, Marjane "Marji" Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family

  • Nonfiction
  • Fabulous Films for Young Adults 2009
  • ISBN: 9781424883141